Miriam EllisFeb 22, 2023
Rand Fishkin

61 companies in the UK trialed a 4-day work week for the last 8 months. Results:

- 20% reduction in hours worked, no reduction in staff pay
- Significantly decreased rates of stress and illness among the 2,900 participating employees
- Decrease in anxiety, difficulty sleeping, and burnout
- 57% decrease in turnover (staff quitting their jobs)
- Revenue increased 35% vs. prior YoY

Source: https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/uk-news/2023/02/21/worlds-biggest-four-day-working-week-trial-hailed-a-major-breakthrough/

World’s biggest four-day working week trial hailed a ‘major breakthrough’

Results of trial in the UK revealed a significant drop in the rates of stress and illness among staff

The National
Feb 21, 2023 at 6:10pmWeb
Show threadRobbyFeb 21, 2023

@randfish When I was at RescueTime there was a study that we could never quite get off the ground with a customer who wanted to split her staff into equal 4-day/wk and 5-day/wk cohorts and measure their focus and multitasking levels.

Potentially a problematic study design (which is probably why it never happened), but I always really wanted to know what the outcomes would have been.

Show threadBoswellFeb 21, 2023
@randfish but now our infrastructure and economy is based on people being depressed, having burnout, getting fed up and moving job every year. If we were happy then what'd happen to all those recruiters?
Show threadJeremy 🅰️ Williams Feb 21, 2023
@randfish a four-day work week with with no decrease in pay is my dream.
Show threadJason KisserFeb 22, 2023

@randfish @rosemary

My company went to a 4 day work week about 4 years ago and it’s life changing.